Underuse of invasive procedures among Medicaid patients with acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
E.F. Philbin,
Peter A. McCullough,
Thomas G. DiSalvo,
G. William Dec,
Paul Jenkins,
W. Douglas Weaver
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.91.7.1082
Subject(s) - medicine , medicaid , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , emergency medicine , disease , cardiac catheterization , intensive care medicine , health care , endocrinology , economics , economic growth
The purpose of this study was to determine whether underuse of cardiac procedures among Medicaid patients with acute myocardial infarction is explained by or is independent of fundamental differences in age, race, or sex distribution; income, coexistent illness; or location of care.
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